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48 • JUNE 2015 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Are you a military friendly company? Why you should be continued from page 42 your military workers and their fam- ilies in the loop through e-mails, let- ters and phone calls. • Training – Provide ongoing training to help everyone understand company policies in regards to sup- porting military employees. Everyone needs to know what to expect and how to continue to work together. This helps eliminate any "me against them" attitudes. • Civilian pay – Some compa- nies maintain a partial salary during deployments to help make up the dif- ference between military and civilian pay. This provides great support to the families, and lets the employee know their loved ones are taken care of. • Support of the family - Home Depot designates "Blue Star Employ- ees," those who have served in the military during their employment, and holds welcome home celebrations when military employees return. They make it a priority to hire spouses, and also hold family picnics and activities year-round. • Smooth transition back to work - Military members conduct what they call a "left seat, right seat" ride with their incoming counterpart as they prepare to depart the theatre of opera- tions and redeploy home. This allows a specifi c amount of time for the outgoing person to show the incoming person what is expected of him in this particular job. Then the roles are reversed, and while the outgoing person is still in theatre, the incoming person starts to conduct business as if she was now in charge. This allows time for questions to be asked while the outgoing person is still available. Many companies adopt a similar scenario in the workplace. Instead of immediately giving back all the responsibilities to the incoming em- ployee (the ones he or she had prior to the deployment), establish a timeline where the person who took over the job would continue to do so, while the other observes. Then, once comfortable in the routine, he would slowly take back over the things he did before the de- ployment. This way, someone is still avail- able to assist if problems arise. By be- ing patient and communicating with each other, you can create a transition that works and makes things continue to run smoothly. This time, as you survey the park- ing lot for yellow ribbon magnets, you either know how to encourage your company to become more military friendly or you can take pride in the fact that you already do work for a company that knows that it's the right – and profi table – thing to do. Elaine Dumler is an author, speaker and "separations expert" who helps military families stay con- nected throughout the deployment process. Through her current book, "I'm Already Home…Again," and her newest release "The Road Home," she provides resources and connection strategies for deployments and re- unions, and shows how communities and companies can help. For more in- formation on her books, or to fi nd out about sponsorships and training, call 303-430-0592 or visit her web site at www.imalreadyhome.com. At Western Tube & Conduit customer satisfaction and quality are the first order of business. Our Fencepost and Fencerail production is ISO-9001:2008 certified - and our products are manufactured to meet all the applicable state, federal, industrial and regulatory specifications and requirements. While we regularly stock standardized products and sizes, we are happy to provide custom dimensions as well. All our Fence products are galvanized with high purity zinc. We use high frequency welding (ERW) to turn the highest quality strip steel into tubing, and then a continuous hot-galvanizing process to zinc-coat the products smoothly and evenly. A zinc-rich interior organic coating, a chromate conversion coating, and a clear exterior organic coating provide the complete finish package that gives them superior protection against the elements and long life as a result. Gal-Z serves customers looking for shaped Fence tubing as well as corrosion-protected mechanical tubing. It can be purchased in squares and in rectangles, and it provides excellent environmental durability while also fulfilling the need for strength and weldability.